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Vanilleae

Vanilleae is an orchid tribe of 9 genera in the subfamily Vanilloideae.

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Vanilleae
Flat-leaved vanilla, Tahitian vanilla or West Indian vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Vanilleae
Blume Rumphia 1: 196. (1835)
Genera1

Vanilleae is an orchid tribe of 9 genera in the subfamily Vanilloideae.1

Classification

Tribe Vanilleae21

Genus Clematepistephium (1 species) (Endemic to New Caledonia)
Genus Cyrtosia (5 species)
Genus Epistephium (21 species)
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Genus Eriaxis (1 species) (Endemic to New Caledonia)
Genus Erythrorchis (2 species)
Genus Galeola (6 species)
  • Galeola cathcarthii
  • Galeola faberi
  • Galeola falconeri
  • Galeola humblotii
  • Galeola lindleyana
  • Galeola nudifolia
Genus Lecanorchis (21 species) (Endemic to New Caledonia)
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Genus Pseudovanilla (8 species)
  • Pseudovanilla affinis
  • Pseudovanilla anomala
  • Pseudovanilla foliata
  • Pseudovanilla gravilis
  • Pseudovanilla philippinensis
  • Pseudovanilla ponapensis
  • Pseudovanilla ternatensis
  • Pseudovanilla vanilloides
Genus Vanilla (110 species)
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References

References

  1. Chase, Mark W.; Cameron, Kenneth M.; Freudenstein, John V.; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Salazar, Gerardo; van den Berg, Cássio; Schuiteman, André (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 151–174. doi:10.1111/boj.12234. ISSN 0024-4074.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families